by JFRF Admin | Sep 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Older adults 50+ continue to make up 95% of the deaths from COVID-19. As the time for COVID-19 vaccine boosters approaches, AGE+, together with the Governor’s Commission on Senior Services and the Oregon Gerontological Association, has urged Governor Brown to...
by JFRF Admin | Aug 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
AGE+ is hiring a Community Liaison in the Madras area. AGE+ is a growing organization with a new vision for aging in Oregon. Our focus is on community empowerment, capacity building and systems change. We believe in the strengths and abilities of people and...
by JFRF Admin | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Click Here to Read the Summer Update! As we begin the second half of 2021, AGE+ is excited to share some highlights of the work we’ve been doing, as well as future initiative work and opportunities this year will bring. Click Here to Read the Summer...
by JFRF Admin | Jun 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
On June 29th, AGE+ Founder and CEO, Keren Brown Wilson, will present for HRSA’s webinar series: “COVID-19 and Isolation and Depression in Elderly Populations.” This free session will explore impacts of COVID-19 on isolation and depression for older...
by JFRF Admin | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Did you miss the June 10th Oregon Health Forum event, “On the Brink: Oregon’s Looming Crisis of Housing & Support for Older Adults,” presented by AGE+ & The Jessie F. Richardson Foundation? Click here to view the second of a three-part series...
by JFRF Admin | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
May is Older Americans Month and this year’s theme, “Communities of Strength,” resonates greatly with our work and mission at AGE+. We’re taking this opportunity to recognize and celebrate how vital older adults are to the fabric of communities across Oregon....
by JFRF Admin | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Portland-area seniors run into big problems signing up for COVID vaccine appointments Monday. “Honestly, we and other advocates for older adults have been offering to help and warning officials about these potential challenges since the beginning of the pandemic,”...
by JFRF Admin | Jan 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
In our state, 1,467 Oregonians over the age of 60 are dead due to COVID-19. That’s 91% of all COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon. The death rate is highest amongst Oregon’s BIPOC communities. It’s because of these staggering numbers that AGE+ joins...
by JFRF Admin | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
On Monday, January 18th, AGE+ will join the nation in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day by honoring the legacy and life of Dr. King. During this time when the issue of racial equity is so important in our country, we acknowledge the long term impacts of systemic...
by JFRF Admin | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s been a challenging year, to say the least, but AGE+ continued to push forward for older Oregonians! Click here to take a look at our 2020 impact snapshot!
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